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Overview
Since the earliest days of the HIV epidemic, behaviourally bisexual men have been characterized both as more vulnerable to infection and more likely to transmit the virus to their female partners. Yet relatively few prevention efforts have been targeted at such men and the diverse communities from which they come. Bisexualities and AIDS reviews, from a global perspective, what has been learned about the relationship between male bisexuality and AIDS. It examines the forms and contexts in which bisexuality exists, and the difference between bisexual behaviour and bisexual identity. The implications of diverse forms of bisexuality for HIV prevention are discussed in subsequent chapters. Prevention efforts in a range of contexts and countries are examined including: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, France, India, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Peru, The Dominican Republic, The Philippines, UK and USA.Bisexual men in Britain/bisexuality & HIV/AIDS in Mexico/ male homosexual behavior & HIV -related risk in China/etc.
Synopsis
Since early-on in the epidemic, there has been much interest in the role that bisexual behaviour among men may play in HIV transmission. This text reviews from an international perspective what has been learned about male bisexuality in countries as diverse as Peru and Britain. Its authors examine the forms that bisexuality takes in different cultures, what it means to the men concerned, and whether or not such behaviour poses special risks. The implications of such enquiry for HIV prevention efforts are also examined.